Seeing Systems (YC W26) — Modular AI-Commanded drones for defence
We engineer inexpensive, autonomous strike drones designed to operate in the most contested combat environments on Earth! By combining true hardware modularity with an agentic control system that lowers cognitive load on operators, we enable faster upgrades, broader adoption, and more than 2x reduction in lifecycle cost.
Seeing Systems is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2026 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Modular AI-Commanded Drones for Defence. The founders listed are Alexander Le Maitre (Founder/CEO), Matthew Le Maitre (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 14, 2026).
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We engineer inexpensive, autonomous strike drones designed to operate in the most contested combat environments on Earth!
By combining true hardware modularity with an agentic control system that lowers cognitive load on operators, we enable faster upgrades, broader adoption, and more than 2x reduction in lifecycle cost.
Our customers and partners include the UK Royal Marine Commandos, several other units in the UK, and 4 other NATO forces, and we are currently shipping prototypes for iterative feedback.
Think of us as Anduril, but with worse weather, and better banter.
Alexander Le Maitre
Founder/CEO
Matthew Le Maitre
Founder/CTO
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One of 30 companies held here in Industrials › Defense.
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